Meantime. Almond .said, the act clearly divests local school au thorities of any power to make assignments or tiansfer pupils from one school to another. In other action that sheds some light on the Virginia pupil place ment laws, the U, S. Supreme Court refused an appeal by a group of N i-gro parents seeking admission of their children to a white school in North Carolina, on tiie grounds that the group had not used all administrative reme dies open to them under the pupil assignment act of North, Carolina. G'orrc B Patton. Attorney General of North Carolina, said was his opinion that the rul ing means that the Supreme Court regards the pupil placement law as constitutional. Clinics Announced For Children Filtering Schools in September The first of a series of pre school clinics for children who will enter public schools for the first time in September will be held at the Health Department at Farmville on W dnesdav. Apr.l 3. A 0 to 30 a. m . clinic will be for children entering Fust Hock, Peaks and Mercy Scat schools Tin* afternoon clinic, from 1 to 2 30 o'clock, will be for children who will enter the first grade at, Farmville Elementary School. Families desiring to do so may send children to private physici ans for the same service The schedule of clinics in suc ceeding weeks will be announced in subsequent, editions of The Herald. The Health Depaitment is located in the basement floor of the Prince Edward county courthouse.

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